Speaker
Rohan Glover
(The University of Adelaide)
Description
We report progress towards trace detection of the noble gas isotope $^{39}$Ar at the Australian Atom Trap Trace Analysis facility. Argon-39 has a natural abundance $^{39}$Ar/Ar$=8×10^{−16}$ and half-life of 269yrs making it useful for radiometric dating on an anthropogenic timescale.
Author
Rohan Glover
(The University of Adelaide)
Co-authors
Dr
Alec Deslandes
(CSIRO)
Prof.
Andre Luiten
(University of Adelaide)
Dr
Axel Suckow
(CSIRO)
Dr
Christoph Gerber
(CSIRO)
Dr
Dirk Mallants
(CSIRO)
Dr
Phillip Light
(The University of Adelaide)
Thomas Chambers
(University of Adelaide)
